A Scoubidou is a corkscrew-like tool that is used for the commercial harvesting of seaweed whose invention is credited to Yves Colin in 1961. [1] The device consists of an iron hook attached to a hydraulic arm. [2] It superseded a common harvesting tool known as the guillotine shortly after its invention. [3] The scoubidou is used primarily for harvesting Laminaria digitata, a species used mainly for fertiliser. [4]
A Scoubidou is a corkscrew-like tool that is used for the commercial harvesting of seaweed whose invention is credited to Yves Colin in 1961. [1] The device consists of an iron hook attached to a hydraulic arm. [2] It superseded a common harvesting tool known as the guillotine shortly after its invention. [3] The scoubidou is used primarily for harvesting Laminaria digitata, a species used mainly for fertiliser. [4]